Month: June 2014

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. will be holding two patient education days in June. Attendees will learn about the latest in upper limb prosthetics featuring i-limb technology, network with others affected by upper limb deficiencies and discuss their prosthetic care…

Urban Movement, a movement school in Houston, Texas, has partnered with the Houston Amputee Society to teach local amputees and people with spinal cord injuries refined movement arts, according to a recent news release. The two groups have been working on…

Curbell Plastics Inc., recently appointed Gerry Helbig as president of the company. Helbig began his career in 1990 and has most recently served as interim president. Throughout his career with Curbell, Helbig has held many positions, including business manager, regional…

Research and financial backing have improved myoelectric prostheses, but user success largely depends on surgical procedures and outcomes, new findings from the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggest. Many users experience difficulty achieving fine motor control or…

A student team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute won the first place prize of $10,000 at the Cornell Cup USA for the development of a robotic prosthetic hand, according to a press release. Recent undergraduates Sean Casley, Deniz Ozgoren, Thanacha Choopojcharoen…

Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. will join the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering as an industry partner. The companies will collaborate to enrich the human machine interface and enhance potential neural interfaces, according to a press release. Ekso, an exoskeleton company,…

Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. will join the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering as an industry partner. The companies will collaborate to enrich the human machine interface and enhance potential neural interfaces, according to a press release. Ekso, an exoskeleton company,…

Authors of a recent study detailing prescription and repair rates of prosthetic limbs in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) suggested their results may have implications for national prosthetic insurance fairness laws and rehabilitation.  Researchers from Brown University, Providence R.I.,…

Prosthetics innovator Melvin J. Glimcher, MD, died May 12, The New York Times reported. He was 88 years old. Glimcher attended Harvard Medical School and graduated magna cum laude before becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Following his internship and residency, he…

Stable Step LLC (Powerstep), West Chester, Ohio, has announced the recent acquisition of Archmolds LLC, according to a company press release. The acquisition is expected to improve Stable Step’s orthotics offerings. Archmolds offers a full line of heat moldable insoles…